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Indian Railways or IR is a state-owned railway company, responsible for rail transport in India. It is owned and operated by the Government of India through the Ministry of Railways. It is one of the world's largest railway networks. Railways were first introduced to India in the year 1853 from Mumbai to Thane. In 1951 the systems were nationalised as one unit, the Indian Railways, becoming one of the largest networks in the world. IR operates both long distance and suburban rail systems on a multi-gauge network of broad, metre and narrow gauges. It also has international connectivity to Bangladesh (with Bangladesh Railway) and Pakistan (with Pakistan Railways). IR also owns locomotive and coach production facilities at several places in India.